Bourbon Grilled Chicken Breasts

Have you ever had the Bourbon Chicken that they serve in the food courts at the malls?  I used to eat there with my kids when they were younger, and we’d stop there for a bite before or after the movies.  It was easy and with such an array...

Heaven & Hell Cake with Raspberry Mousse

For years I’ve wanted to make the Heaven & Hell cake that was created by Stephan Pyles but never seemed to take the time to prepare it.  With a layer of sponge cake, devils food cake, peanut butter mousse and chocolate ganache I knew the cake would take some time. ...

Butterfly Festival in honor of Katee

Saturday I attended the Butterfly Festival given in honor of my cousin Debbee’s daughter Katee, who was senselessly murdered 10 years ago in an attempted robbery on August 30, 2001. Katee ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. She became a victim of violence for greed of drugs...

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Espresso Cookies!

As I mentioned in my previous post, we celebrated our kids birthdays this past Sunday.  A little late, only because they were both traveling at the time.  However, when we were finally all together we decided to make it a celebration. My daughter wanted the Chocolate Buttermilk Milk Cake...

Birthday Celebration for Two!

Last night we celebrated our kids birthdays since they weren’t in Colorado during either of theirs this summer.  I love to bake something special for their birthdays so I asked each one what they wanted.  My son who turned 25 on the 17th of August had been traveling in China.  He said he...

Back to School Lunches!

Well it’s that time of year again.  Summer is coming to an end and many of you have already sent your kids back to school.  I hope in spite of the summers dreadful heat, your family got to spend lots of quality time together and outdoors.  Now that the...

Not Another Burger!

Since we’ve been vacationing in the Colorado mountains where my husband bikes 4-5 hours a day and has already logged over 2000 miles, it appears all he’s in the mood to eat is meat.  I love meat but just can’t eat it more than once a week. So when...

The Art of Eating an Orange!

I’m not sure there really is an Art to Eating an Orange, but it’s the way I grew up eating one.  I honestly believe it’s the best way to savor each and every drop of juice that pours into your mouth, feel the threads of the carpels as you sink your teeth into the...